For Immediate Release
March 18, 2008
Contacts:
Roberta Longworth 703-324-8313
Delores Lashley 703-324-8300
Library Board to Honor Volunteers April 9
Fairfax, VA –The Fairfax County Public Library Board of Trustees will honor 34 volunteers and two community partners at a special awards ceremony at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9 at the George Mason Regional Library, located at 7001 Little River Turnpike in Annandale.
Others to be honored include volunteers who have reached service milestones, such as Machmer Wellington who has volunteered more than 5,000 hours at Access Services, as well as Frank Passuth, Jane Seeman and Barbara Sherman who have donated more than 3,000 hours respectively at the City of Fairfax Regional Library, the Patrick Henry Library and the Sherwood Regional Library.
In addition, “Exceptional Service” volunteers will be recognized for outstanding projects such as organizing an English conversation group; a Pokemon League for youngsters; and helping to reorganize children’s series’ books. Honorees also include “Community Service Partners” from Verizon and Virginia Commerce Bank. Verizon is being honored for its support of many projects through its Verizon Foundation, including its major sponsorship of Art in the Pages, the public sculpture project, sponsored by the Fairfax Library Foundation. Virginia Commerce Bank will receive recognition for its sponsorship of the library’s podcasts, as well as other support of the library.
Honorees
Access Services (located in the Fairfax County Government
Center):
Machmer Wellington, 5,000+ hours.
City of Fairfax Regional Library
Sandra Griffith,
1,000+ hours;
Frank Passuth, 3,000+ hours;
Louise Prosser, 1,000+ hours;
Evelyn Sanford, 1,000+ hours.
Dolley Madison Library
Lisa Friedman, Exceptional
Service.
Great Falls Library
Lynn Mobley, Exceptional Service.
George Mason Regional Library
Frances
Denney, 1,000+ hours;
Carolyn O’Flaherty, 1,000+ hours.
Kings Park Library
Joan Cann, 1,000 hours;
Betty Rae Powers, 1,000+ hours.
Kingstowne Library
Ellen Ajer, 1,000+
hours;
Rita Smith, 1,000+ hours.
Martha Washington Library
Dan Barolo,
Exceptional Service;
Mike Simmons, 1,000+ hours.
Patrick Henry Library
Timothy Foley, Exceptional
Service;
Jane Seeman, 3,000+ hours;
Cindy Shropshire, 1,000+ hours.
Reston Regional Library
Patty Aycock, Exceptional
Service;
Donald James, 1,000+ hours;
Charly Karlsson, Exceptional Service;
Judy Konnert, Exceptional Service;
Ann Newman, 1,000+ hours;
Mike Schneck,
1,000+ hours;
Chris Sylvester, 1,000+ hours;
Helen Teachout, Exceptional
Service.
Richard Byrd Library
Roger Endert,
1,000+ hours;
Jim Fitzgerald, 1,000+ hours;
Eva Kaufman, 1,000+ hours.
Sherwood Regional Library
Sheila Sheehan,
Exceptional Service;
Barbara Williams, 3,000 hours.
Woodrow Wilson Library
Jonathan Distler,
Exceptional Service;
Stuart Feldstein, Exceptional Service;
Thao Lee,
Exceptional Service.
Fairfax Library Foundation is a private, nonprofit corporation committed to providing supplementary support to the Fairfax County Public Library. The Foundation, while reinforcing the need for continued and increased public support for the Library, serves as a catalyst for attracting private funding from individuals, businesses, organizations and foundations to enhance library services for our community.